The Case for Nutritional Supplements

Nutritional supplements play a vital role in maintaining your health especially if you are over 40. Learn what the Super Foods are and how they are essential to healthy nutrition.

I just read an interesting article about all the so-called "Super Foods" that are supposed to help keep you healthy. And I don’t disagree. It makes sense that these great foods provide vitamins, antioxidants and other important nutrients.

If you are unfamiliar with these foods, they include blueberries, wild salmon, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes, beans, sweet potatoes, soy, oats, walnuts.

They’ve added some new foods to the list: indigo berry, goji berry, cocoa (hence the latest dark chocolate craze), acai berry and I’m sure there are plenty of others.

As I was reading through this list of 12 super foods you should eat every day, I decided to get out my pen and write down exactly what "they" thought I should eat everyday. Here’s the list:

Remember – this is EVERY DAY

2 1/2 cups of beans (by the way, I hear black beans have the best nutrition, with chickpeas following a close second)

1/2 c. fresh blueberries
1 cup cooked broccoli (or 1/2 cup raw)
3 servings of whole grain
1 serving soy
1 cup cooked spinach
1/2 c. beta-carotene product (sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkin)
1 whole tomato
1 1/2 oz. nuts
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 oz dark chocolate (okay, that shouldn’t be too hard)
Wild salmon – 4 times a week

Wouldn’t it be great if I could actually EAT like that everyday? If I didn’t have to worry about feeding anyone else in my family? Kudos to those of you that do.

Has anyone else been reading about the fruits and vegetables NOT providing the source of nutrients they once did? I’m not sure going all organic will help that, but not all of us live near markets that provide healthy sources of fresh produce and not all of us can afford that.

Don’t get me wrong – I’m all for healthy eating. I consider my diet pretty healthy and I do eat all of the foods on that list on a fairly regular basis -maybe not in those quantities and not every day.

There have also been several compounds researched lately that have shown to have anti-aging properties. Ginko, DMAE, resveratrol to name a few. In order to get the amount needed to promote good health, we would have to overeat even if it was all "super" food – and that’s definitely not healthy.

So I think I’ll continue taking my supplements and KNOW that I’m getting the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, greens and what not.

I’ve done some research – there’s no reason to spend a small fortune on supplements. You can still get good quality for a reasonable price. See the website below for sources.

To read more about nutritional supplements and their role in anti-aging, visit Anti-Aging Nutritional Supplements

By GiGi Konwin Published: 1/31/2007

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Why Nutrilite Double X Vitamin – Mineral – Phytonutrient Is Right For You (part 2 Of 2)

In part 1 of this series we discovered that the Nutrilite Double X Vitamin/Mineral/Phytonutrient:

* is made from plant concentrates.
* includes free radical fighters – with broad and targeted power.
* offers true enzyme defense.
* provides real energy, all day.

Let’s explore in detail what all of this really means to you and your family.

Plant concentrates

It appears that many multivitamins offer the standard array of vitamins and minerals, many at 100% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI).

So what makes Double X different?

Double X adds phytonutrients from plant concentrates, way more than other multivitamins do. Double X includes 12 vitamins, 10 minerals, and 20 plant concentrates. No other multivitamin comes close.

Free radical fighters – with broad power.

You’ve heard about them in the news: free radicals are rogue oxygen molecules that attack your healthy cells, steal an electron, and begin a chain reaction of instability and damage.

Free radicals are everywhere, generated by air pollution, sunshine, X-rays, pesticides, car exhaust, cigarette smoke, even breathing and exercise.

Science now knows that by increasing our intake of free radical fighters, called antioxidants, we can defend ourselves – right down to our cells – against this constant attack.

Health Canada has adopted a way to measure the raw power of antioxidants to help fight the good fight. This measure is called the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). It measures how well the antioxidants mop up free radicals. It is recommended that we all get between 3,000 and 5,000 ORAC units daily, preferably from whole, fresh fruits and vegetables. But the average person only gets between 1,200 and 1,640 ORAC units a day.

The Double X multivitamin/mineral/phytonutrient delivers an average of over 3,000 ORAC units in each daily serving.

Free radical fighters – with targeted power.

In extensive testing of over 100 different plant concentrates, Nutrilite scientists identified 20 plant concentrates that would be included in the Double X formula.

These included plant concentrates that ta 1000 rgeted and protected against five specific categories of free radicals.

1. Hydroxyl – Pesticides, pollution (out performed competition)
2. Peroxyl – Aging, X-rays (out performed competition)
3. Peroxynitrite – Smoke, exhaust (out performed competition)
4. Superoxide – Cellular metabolism (out performed competition)
5. Singlet Oxygen – Exercise, UV rays (equaled competition)

Hydroxyl, peroxyl, peroxynitrite, superoxide, and singlet oxygen are 5 harmful free radical categories implicated in many health disorders.

Free radicals are generated by compounds found everywhere, from breathing to sunshine, from X-rays to car exhaust, from air pollution to pesticides and cigarette smoke. We’re always under attack, but with Double X, we can help our bodies fight free radicals.

Enzyme defense.

Plants have natural mechanisms to help protect themselves against harmful pests or unfavorable growing conditions. Similarly, there are some naturally occurring compounds in the foods we eat every day that can be mildly harmful to humans. The human digestive system, therefore, develops enzymes to protect itself from these harmful compounds. These enzymes help our body differentiate between the good and bad compounds.

Double X contains cruciferous plant nutrients, such as broccoli and kale, that help produce Phase 2 enzymes. In fact, lab tests show that Double X assists the body’s natural production of Phase 2 enzymes. These enzymes break down the harmful compounds that enter our body by making them water soluble. Once these compounds are water soluble, they exit the body more quickly.

Real energy, all day.

Double X helps you unlock energy stores and metabolize carbs with B vitamins and concentrates from apples, alfalfa, basil, and acerola cherries. If you want sustained energy that lasts all day, not just a fast jolt, choose Double X.

Could you eat all this?

Even if you already eat a diet rich in fresh, whole, natural foods, you may not be getting everything you need. Why not? Because in order to get the vitamins and minerals your body needs, at the recommended levels, you’d have to eat a mountain of food every day. In fact, here’s just some of what you’d have to eat, daily, to get some of the nutrients found in Double X:

* Vitamin E of 33 T. of peanut butter
* Vitamin C of 7 cups of cantaloupe
* Folic Acid of 6 cups of baked beans
* Thiamine of 3.3 lbs. of pork loin
* Riboflavin of 7.75 quarts of low-fat milk
* Niacin of 1.5 chicken breasts
* Vitamin B6 of 22 bananas
* Magnesium of 4.2 cups of peas
* Vitamin B12 of 4.2 lbs. of ground beef

Well now you know what I know. Enjoy your Nutrilite Double X Vitamin/Mineral/Phytonutrient.

See you on the Beaches of the World,

Kevin McNabb

By: Kevin McNabb

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Kevin McNabb is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Toronto-based GlobalHealthMgmt.com, he offers live seminars and Internet training programs on personal development for the Network Marketing industry. Details can be seen at www.KevinMcNabb.com. For more information on this article topic, see www.globalhealthmgmt.com/Vitamins_Supplements.html

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